Sunday, October 30, 2005

Shame On Husker Nation

I have never been more ashamed to be a Cornhusker than yesterday at our football against Oklahoma. Granted, there was a really terrible call toward the end, but do you know what the response was of the so-called "greatest fans in college football"? It was to throw whatever objects they could onto the field. It was absolutely disgusting and the poorest showing of 'sportsmanship' I have ever seen in my life - and I have attended TONS of football games and sporting events in general in my life. I understand the being angry, it was a horrible call and we had every right to be upset. However, throwing half full water bottles and pop bottles onto the field was ridiculous and I am glad they kicked people out of the game for it, it was so disgusting to see that. One bottle hit one of the members of the chain gang - and he had nothing to do with that call at all! He was simply standing there marking the downs, doing his job, and a bottle hit him. I am not sure if it was intentional or not, but regardless, it should not have happened. Then, to top it off, our "greatest fans" booed our own team. Are you fucking kidding me?! You NEVER NEVER NEVER boo your team, no matter what. I miss the days of Tom Osborne when Scott Frost was booed his first season, Osborned said at the post-game press conference for those fans to not come back the following week because he only wanted true Husker fans at the game. I think Callahan needs to do that too, and Solich should have when fans booed Jamal Lord - yes, I know Jamal sucked, but like I said, you NEVER boo your own team, especially against such a huge rival, and their fans will feed off of that so much. The whole day was disgusting, I was so mad, I was just livid. Husker Nation needs to wake up and realize that we are no where near being the '95 team again, or the '97 team, even the 2001 team (yes I know we got spanked by Miami in the Rose Bowl, but we were still a good team) and we will never get back to that position if our fans continue to act that way in front of the entire country which already hates Nebraska fotball anyway. Way to go guys, you all succeeded in making us look like fools again. Shame on all of us.

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